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Category Archives: Funny Stuff My Daughter Says
The Five-Year-Old tries to be sneaky, Part Three
Scene: On a cold wintry night not too long ago, Mommyo got into the car where Daddyo and The Five-Year-Old were waiting. Daddyo: “We were just having a conversation.” The Five-Year-Old, subtly: “Yeah, we weren’t talking about presents or anything.” … Continue reading
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The Five-Year-Old writes to Santa
In the middle of writing a letter to Santa, something rather unsettling occurred to The Five-Year-Old: “Mommyo, when Santa brings you kitties, are they already spayed?” Mommyo: “Yes.” The Five-Year-Old, crossing out something in her letter to Santa: “Oh. I … Continue reading
In which we advance our pet search and have some fun with idioms
As you know, we here at Caterpickles Central have an opening (or two) for a new pet. As it’s pretty much the first time in three decades that I haven’t had a feline roommate limiting my pet adoption options, we … Continue reading
The Five-Year-Old Talks to Gran
One day last summer on our way home from showing Gran most of the Dedham bunnies, Gran and I got to reminiscing about other places we’ve toured together. Like St. Augustine. The Five-Year-Old, excitedly: “St. Augustine? Is that a volcano?” … Continue reading
Goodnight, The Five-Year-Old
Overheard right about story time on a recent holiday eve… The Five-Year-Old: “Goodnight, sleep tight, Grandpa.” Grandpa: “Good night, sleep tight. Don’t let the bed bugs bite!” The Five-Year-Old, confidently: “They won’t. I don’t even have bed bugs. It’s a … Continue reading
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The Five-Year-Old thinks about pets
You know, I thought the week before Thanksgiving was supposed to be the hard one. Turns out to be more like the opening bell for weeks and weeks of unrelenting crazy. Thank goodness The Five-Year-Old remains effortlessly entertaining. As you … Continue reading
Ask The Five-Year-Old: “Could the Twilight vampires take down Shaun the Sheep?”
This Halloween, The Five-Year-Old discovered vampires. We’ve not read any vampire stories to her, of course, but when she asked on Halloween night why that boy she just passed was sporting fangs, white makeup, a red smudge, and a black … Continue reading
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“Mommyo, are computers an older type of species than you?”
The Five-Year-Old, sitting down to type up some business cards at her new-to-her electric typewriter: “Mommyo, are computers an older type of species than you?” Mommyo: “No.” The Five-Year-Old, flabbergasted: “You’re older than computers?”
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The trouble with coffee…
The trouble with mostly drinking tea in the mornings is that on the odd day I do have coffee, it’s really effective. Recently The Five-Year-Old had the misfortune of traipsing downstairs thirty minutes after I did, when the blessed sweet … Continue reading
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